Gigamon GigaVUE-TA100-CXP User manual

GigaVUE-TA100-CXP
Hardware
Installation Guide
(EOS)
GigaVUE TA Series
Product Version: 5.16
Document Version: 1.0
(See Change Notes for document updates.)

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Change Notes
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Contents
GigaVUE-TA100-CXP Hardware Installation Guide (EOS) 1
Change Notes 3
Contents 4
About the GigaVUE TA Series Family 7
GigaVUE TA Series Overview 7
GigaVUE TA Series Nodes 8
GigaVUE TA Series Features and Benefits 10
Standard HSeries Features 10
GigaVUE-TA100-CXPChassis 12
Chassis Cooling 15
Power LEDs 16
System LED 16
QSFP28 Port Status LEDs 16
CXP Port Status LEDs 17
Global Fan LED 17
Individual Fan LEDs 17
Individual Power LEDs 17
GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP Notes and Rules 17
Dual BIOS Images 17
Software Upgrade using USB Drive 18
Air Flow Direction 18
AC and DC-Powered GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP Models 18
Battery Caution 18
Breakout Modes 19
Configure the Card Mode – 40Gb/10Gb Support 19
Notes on GigaVUE TA Series-TA10 Card Modes 20
Configure the Port Mode 20
Breakout Panels 22
Getting Unpacked, Racked, Installed and Connected 22
Unpacking the GigaVUE TA Series Traffic Aggregator 23
Rack-Mounting the GigaVUE TA Series 24
Two-Post Rack Methods: 24
Four-Post Rack Methods: 26
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Basic Connections and Configuration 28
Grounding the GigaVUE TA Series TASeries Chassis 29
Avoid Electrostatic Damage! 29
Connecting Power to the GigaVUE TA Series TASeries 30
Connecting -48V DC Power Supplies 31
Cautions for Power and Ground connections 33
Précautions relatives au raccordement à l’alimentation et à la terre 34
Warning: Fiber Optic Port Safety 35
Avertissement : Sécurité du port fibre optique 35
Replacing Fans 35
Connecting Serial Console and Mgmt Ports 36
Configuring Basic Settings 37
Access the Command-Line Interface over the console Port 37
Port Licensing 42
GigaVUE TA Series-TA10A 42
GigaVUE TA Series-TA100 42
GigaVUE TA Series-TA200 42
GigaVUE-TA25A 42
Enabling Additional Ports 43
Advanced Features Licensing 44
Command-Line Basics 44
Command-Line Modes 44
Entering Commands in the CLI 45
The Basic Commands 48
Completing the Initial Setup 50
Enter the Configure Command-Line Mode 51
SSH2 51
Initial User Account Configuration 53
Configuring the GigaVUE TA Series TASeries Host Name 54
Configuring GigaVUE TA Series TASeries Node’s Time Options 54
Enabling the Web Server 56
Configuring Automatic Email Notifications 58
Using a Custom Banner 60
Saving Changes 61
Connecting Ports on GigaVUE TA Series TASeries 61
Transceiver—Rules and Notes 61
BiDi Optics Considerations 62
Transceiver Installation Instructions 62
Installing Transceivers 62
Removing Transceivers 63
Cabling 63
MPO/MTP 12Position Fiber Cable for Use with SR4 Transceivers 63
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MTP/APC 12 Position Fiber Cable for Use with QSFP+ PLR4 Transceivers 64
MPO/MTP 24Position Fiber Cable for Use with SR10 Transceivers 64
GigaVUE TA Series TASeries Specifications 65
Physical Dimensions and Weight 66
Power Requirements 67
Fan Tray Specification for GigaVUE-TA100 and TA100-CXP 68
Fan Tray Specification for GigaVUE-TA200 69
Environmental Specifications 70
Compliance 70
Safety 71
Emissions 71
Immunity 71
Environmental 72
Security 72
BSMI RoHS 72
VCCI 73
Warranty 74
Regulatory Labels 74
GigaVUE-TA10 75
GigaVUE-TA40 75
GigaVUE-TA100 76
GigaVUE-TA100-CXP 76
GigaVUE-TA200 77
GigaVUE-TA25 77
GigaVUE-TA400 78
NEBS Level 3 Compliance 78
Installation Instructions GigaVUE TA Series-TA10, TA40, TA100, TA200 78
Intrabuilding or Intra-connection for GigaVUE-TA10 78
Intrabuilding or Intra-connection for GigaVUE-TA40 79
Intrabuilding or Intra-connection for GigaVUE-TA100 79
Intrabuilding or Intra-connection for GigaVUE-TA200 79
Intrabuilding or Intra-connection for GigaVUE-TA25 80
Intrabuilding Ports (RJ45) 80
Class A2 Voltage Accessibility 80
Class B Voltage Accessibility 81
Equipment Grounding Systems 81
Communication Equipment Grounding 81
Bonding of Battery Return (BR) Input Terminals 81
Connections 81
Input AC/DC Voltage 82
Commercial Power Ports 82
Maintenance 82
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Maintenance 83
Additional Sources of Information 84
Documentation 84
How to Download Software and Release Notes from My Gigamon 86
Documentation Feedback 87
Contact Technical Support 88
Contact Sales 88
Premium Support 89
The Gigamon Community 89
Glossary 90
About the GigaVUE TA Series
Family
Gigamon’s TASeries and HSeries of the Gigamon Visibility and Analytics Fabric nodes
deliver unprecedented switching capacity, port density, and from 1Gb up to 100Gb
support. The GigaVUE HSeries and GigaVUE TASeries include the following models that
run GigaVUE-OS:
■GigaVUE-HC1
■GigaVUE-HC2
■GigaVUE-HC3
■GigaVUE TA Series-TA10
■GigaVUE TA Series-TA40
■GigaVUE TA Series-TA100
■GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP
■GigaVUE TA Series-TA200
■GigaVUE-TA25
■GigaVUE-TA400
■Certified Traffic Aggregation White Boxes
GigaVUE TA Series Overview
Gigamon’s TASeries nodes allow you to aggregate the traffic from multiple low-
utilization links before sending the traffic to the GiagVUE HSeries or GSeries nodes that
form your Gigamon Visibility Platform.
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IMPORTANT:The GigaVUE TA Series support network, tool, clustering, and stack port
connections to other GigaVUE TA Series nodes, including both GigaVUE H Series nodes
or GSeries (for example, a GigaVUE TA Series-2404 node, a GigaVUE TA Series-HD8
node).
Featured topics:
GigaVUE TA Series Nodes
GigaVUE TA Series includes the following models:
■GigaVUE-TA10
■GigaVUE-TA25
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■GigaVUE-TA40
■GigaVUE-TA100
■GigaVUE-TA100-CXP
■GigaVUE-TA200
■GigaVUE-TA400
GigaVUE-TA10 ■1RU Footprint
■48 1Gb/10Gb ports
■4 40Gb ports
■Optional patch or breakout
panel support
■Cluster with H Series nodes
GigaVUE-TA25 ■1 RUFootprint
■48 25Gb/10Gb/1Gb ports
and 8 100Gb/40Gb ports
■Optional patch or
breakout panel support
■Cluster with H Series
nodes
GigaVUE-TA40 ■1RU Footprint
■32 40Gb ports
■Optional patch or breakout
panel support
■Cluster with H Series nodes
GigaVUE-TA100 ■1RU Footprint
■32 100Gb/40Gb ports
■Optional patch or breakout
panel support
■Cluster with H Series nodes
GigaVUE-TA100-
CXP
■1RU Footprint
■20 100Gb CXP ports, 8
100Gb/40Gb QSFP28 ports
GigaVUE-TA200 ■2RU Footprint
■64 100Gb/40Gb ports
■Optional patch or breakout
panel support
■Cluster with H Series nodes
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GigaVUE-TA400 ■1RU Footprint
■32 400Gb /100Gb/ 40Gb
QSFP-DD/ QSFP28/QSFP+
ports, dual hot-pluggable
power supplies (AC/DC),
seven rear hot swappable
fan modules, console port
and a 10M/100M/1G
management port.
GigaVUE TA Series Features and Benefits
GigaVUE TA Series nodes allow you to aggregate traffic from multiple network links from
1Gb up to 100Gb. The GigaVUE TA Series can pre-filter traffic for monitoring or be
integrated into the GigaVUE H Series cluster for end-to-end Flow Mapping® and
management. The GigaVUE HSeries and TASeries products share the same GigaVUE-OS
software and are managed by GigaVUE-FM Fabric Manager for simplified operations.
Traffic from any of these ports can be processed by GigaSMART traffic intelligence
functions in GigaVUE H Seriesdevices to further optimize the traffic before it is sent to the
tools.
GigaVUE TA Series nodes offer the following features and benefits:
■High-density visibility for 1Gb, 10Gb, 25Gb, 40Gb,100Gb and 400Gb.
■Low profile 1RU (2RU for GigaVUE-TA200) design offers easy deployment at the top
of rack or end of row in data centers.
■Depending on the model, the GigaVUE TA Series supports a wide variety of
Gigamon® transceivers. Transceivers purchased from other vendors are not
supported.
■Optional patch panel or breakout panel allows use of 40Gb ports as four individual
10Gb ports on all the GigaVUE TA Series nodes, or 100Gb ports as four individual
25Gb ports on GigaVUE-TA200, GigaVUE-TA25 or 400Gb ports as four individual
100Gb ports on GigaVUE-TA400.
■All ports of same type and speed can be used to create GigaStream.
■Front to back cooling.
■Fan modules.
■AC or DC power supply. Included with each node is the redundant second power
supply.
NOTE:Clustering is not supported on the GigaVUE-TA100-CXP.
Standard HSeries Features
In addition to the features described above, the GigaVUE TA Series offers many standard
features from the GigaVUE H Series nodes:
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Benefit Descriptions
Remote Management Configure the GigaVUE TA Series Traffic Aggregator’s operations from a
command-line interface:
●Local access over the serial console port.
●Remote network access using SSH2 over the 10/100/1000 Ethernet Mgmt
port.
●Secure access to the CLI, either through local authentication or optional
RADIUS/TACACS+/LDAP support.
●Powerful and flexible logging, including event notification via syslog, email,
and SNMP traps.
Aggregate Links Send the data from multiple different network ports to a tool port or
GigaStream, allowing you to combine traffic from multiple access points into
a single stream for uplink to the Gigamon Visibility Platform.
CLIManagement The GigaVUE TA Series nodes feature a common CLI with other GigaVUE H
Series nodes.
Command Abbreviation Type only as many letters of a command as are needed to positively
differentiate from other available commands. For example, you only need to
type con t to enter Config mode, not the full configure terminal command.
SNMP Support Rely on secure SNMP v3 access to the onboard SNMP agent as well as v1/v2
SNMP traps.
Email Notifications Use email alerts for proactive notification of a wide variety of GigaVUE TA
Series node events, helping you keep tabs on system status in real time.
Scalable Port Density The GigaVUE-TA10-TA10 can have either twenty-four (24) or forty-eight (48)
1Gb/10Gb ports enabled. The 24-port GigaVUE-TA10 is called the GigaVUE-
TA10A. A license is available to expand the GigaVUE-TA10A to include all 48
1Gb/10Gb ports as well as the four (4) 40Gb ports.
The GigaVUE-TA100 can have either sixteen (16), twenty-four (24), or thirty-two
(32) 100Gb ports enabled. Licenses are available for the additional two sets of
8 ports.
The GigaVUE-TA200 can have either thirty-two (32) or sixty-four (64) 100Gb
ports enabled. A license is available for the additional 32 ports.
The GigaVUE-TA25 has forty-eight (48) 25Gb/10Gb/1Gb ports and eight (8)
100Gb/40Gb ports enabled.
A 24-port GigaVUE-TA25 called the GigaVUE-TA25A is also available. License is
required to upgrade the GigaVUE-TA25A to include all 48 25Gb/10Gb/1Gb
ports as well as the eight (8) 100Gb/40Gb ports .
The GigaVUE-TA400 has 32 400Gb/100Gb/ 40Gb QSFP-DD/ QSFP28/QSFP+
ports and 7 rear hot swappable fan modules, console port and a 10M/100M/1G
management port.
The GigaVUE TA Seriesnodes make it easy to leverage the system’s 10Gb or
40Gb port density, aggregating multiple underused 40Gb/10Gb/1Gb network
ports to 40Gb/10Gb tool ports for uplink to the Gigamon Visibility Platform.
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Benefit Descriptions
Clustering The GigaVUE-TA10, GigaVUE-TA40, GigaVUE-TA100, GigaVUE-TA200 nodes,
GigaVUE-TA25 can cluster with other GigaVUE H Series nodes. This allows you
to take advantage of the benefits of features such as GigaSMART.
Ingress VLAN Tagging VLAN Tags can be added to the ingress packets on a per-port basis. This can
help identify, differentiate or track incoming sources of traffic.
GigaVUE-FM (Centralized
Management System)
Use the centralized GigaVUE TA Series Fabric Management System to review,
configure, and update GigaVUE TA Series just like other GigaVUE H Series.
GigaVUE-TA100-CXPChassis
This section describes the physical layout of the GigaVUE-TA100-CXP chassis, including a
description of all ports and connectors. The GigaVUE-TA100-CXP chassis consists of a 1RU,
rack-mountable, 19”-wide chassis with management, network, and tool ports at the front
and power connections and fans at the rear. Figure 1The GigaVUE-TA100-CXPChassis
Front View shows the ports at the front of the GigaVUE-TA100-CXP chassis. Refer to
Table 1: GigaVUE-TA100-CXPPorts for a description of each of the ports. Figure 2The
GigaVUE-TA100-CXP Chassis Rear View shows the fan modules and power supply units at
the rear of the GigaVUE-TA100-CXP chassis.
The GigaVUE-TA100-CXP provides twenty-eight 100Gb ports, supporting high-density
aggregation. Twenty (20) ports are 100Gb CXP ports. Eight (8) ports are 100Gb QSFP28
ports. Depending on the transceiver inserted in the eight ports, QSFP+ or QSFP28, the
eight ports run at speeds of either 40Gb or 100Gb. With QSFP+ transceivers, a 40Gb port
can be broken out into four 10Gb ports, called 4x10G mode.
The QSFP28 and CXP ports on GigaVUE-TA100-CXP can be used as network, tool, or
hybrid ports. They cannot be used as stack ports. Subports created from 4x10G mode can
function as network, tool, or hybrid ports. They cannot be used as stack ports.
The GigaVUE-TA100-CXP node must be running software version 5.0 or higher.
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Figure 1 The GigaVUE-TA100-CXPChassis Front View
Port Description
Mgmt Use the Mgmt port for remote configuration of the GigaVUE-TA100-CXP over a
10/100/1000 Ethernet network.
Console Use the console port for local configuration of the GigaVUE-TA100-CXP over a serial
connection.
Table 1: GigaVUE-TA100-CXPPorts
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Port Description
USB Use the USB port to upgrade software on the GigaVUE-TA100-CXP using a software
image on an external USB drive. Refer to Software Upgrade using USB Drive.
Ports c1..c20,
c21..c28
or
c21x1..c21x4,
c22x1..c22x4,
c23x1..c23x4, ...
GigaVUE-TA100-CXP includes twenty-eight (28) 100Gb ports (c1..c28). Twenty (20)
ports (c1..c20) are 100Gb CXP ports. Eight (8) ports (c21..c28) are 100Gb QSFP28 ports.
Depending on the transceiver inserted in the eight ports, either QSFP+ or QSFP28,
the ports run at speeds of either 40Gb or 100Gb.
With a QSFP+ transceiver, the QSFP28 ports can be broken out into four 10Gb ports,
called subports. The subports will all have the same speed (10Gb). Subports will have
x1 to x4 appended to their port ID, for example, 1/1/c21x1. For details, refer to
Configure the Port Mode.
Once a 40Gb port has been configured to operate as four 10Gb ports, cable it to an
optical patch panel or breakout panel, such as PNL-M341, which takes a 40Gb QSFP+
input from the GigaVUE-TA100-CXP and splits it to four independent 10Gb output
ports. Refer to Breakout Panels.
In software version 5.3, port breakout is only supported on 40Gb QSFP+ 40GBASE-
SR4.
Transceivers For details about the supported transceiver, cable type, and connectivity
specifications, refer to “GigaVUE-OS Compatibility and Interoperability Matrix”.
Figure 2 The GigaVUE-TA100-CXP Chassis Rear View
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Chassis Cooling
The fans on the GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP run at 100% of their maximum speed on
power up, then drop to approximately 60% during normal operations. The temperatures
of four components: transceivers, exhaust, CPU, and switch CPU, are monitored. When a
component crosses a pre-defined threshold, the fan speed is adjusted dynamically, in
increments of approximately 10%.
An SNMP trap is sent when a component reaches the threshold for warning, alert, or
critical temperature conditions. Refer to Table 2: Component Temperature Thresholds
and Actions for the temperatures at which the warning, alert, and critical traps are sent
and any additional action that occurs at a threshold.
Table 2: Component Temperature Thresholds and Actions
Transceiver
Temperature
Exhaust
Temperature
CPU
Temperature
Switch CPU
Temperature
70ºC
Warning trap sent
85ºC
Warning trap sent
90ºC
Warning trap sent
105ºC
Warning trap sent
80ºC
Alert trap sent;
Transceiver power
disabled
90ºC
Alert trap sent
95ºC
Alert trap sent
115ºC
Alert trap sent; Switch
CPU put in reset
95ºC
Critical trap sent
95ºC
Critical trap sent
100ºC
Critical trap sent
140ºC
Critical trap sent
The output of the following CLI command displays the current exhaust, CPU, and switch
CPU temperatures, as well as the intake temperature:
(config) show environment
...
Card 1 (TACX-C28):
Intake temperature : 31 C
Exhaust temperature : 39 C
CPU temperature : 30 C
Switch_CPU temperature : 52 C
The output of the following CLI command displays the transceiver temperature:
(config) # show port params port-list 1/1/c1
...
SFP type: cxp sr
SFP vendor name: GIGAMON
SFP vendor PN: FTLD10CE3C-GM
SFP vendor SN: XWG0J50
SFP Power (1-2) (dBm): -40.00 -40.00
SFP Power (3-4) (dBm): -40.00 -40.00
SFP Power (5-6) (dBm): -40.00 -40.00
SFP Power (7-8) (dBm): -40.00 -40.00
SFP Power (9-10)(dBm): -40.00 -40.00
SFP Temperature (C): 23.88
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The output of the following CLI command displays the fan speed in RPM (the normal
operational speed is approximately 12000RPM; the maximum speed is approximately
19000RPM):
(config) show environment
...
Fan tray 1 (FAN-TAC00):
1st fan : 12136 RPM
2nd fan : 12288 RPM
3rd fan : 12136 RPM
4th fan : 11988 RPM
...
Power LEDs
The power LEDs on the front of the chassis (PWR1 and PWR2) are as follows:
■Solid GREEN indicates that the power supply unit (PSU) has power and is operating
normally.
■Solid AMBER indicates a Power-On Self-Test (POST) is in progress.
■Blinking AMBER indicates that the PSU is present but without power.
■Off indicates that the PSU is not inserted in the chassis.
System LED
The system LED on the front of the chassis is as follows:
■Solid GREEN indicates normal operation
■Blinking GREEN indicates the node is booting or the system is in diagnostic mode
■Solid RED indicates a critical alarm
■Blinking RED indicates a non-critical alarm
■Off indicates no power
QSFP28 Port Status LEDs
For each QSFP28 port, there are four (4) port status LEDs on the front of the chassis. At
40Gb and 100Gb speeds, only the first LED operates as follows:
■AMBER indicates the port is administratively disabled
■GREEN indicates the link is operationally up
■Off indicates the link is operationally down
■Blinking GREEN indicates the port is operationally up and there is traffic flowing
through the port
The other three LEDs operate when ports are in breakout mode as follows:
■Off indicates the port is in non-breakout mode
■GREEN indicates the link is operationally up
■AMBER indicates the port is administratively disabled
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CXP Port Status LEDs
Each CXP port on the front of the chassis is as follows:
■AMBER indicates the port is administratively disabled
■GREEN indicates the link is operationally up
Global Fan LED
The global fan LED on the front of the chassis is as follows:
■Solid GREEN indicates all fans are operating normally
■Solid AMBER indicates one or more fans have failed
Individual Fan LEDs
The individual fan LEDs on the rear of the chassis are as follows:
■Solid GREEN indicates the fan is operating normally
■Solid AMBER indicates the fan has failed
Individual Power LEDs
The individual power LEDs on the rear of the chassis are as follows:
■GREEN indicates the PSU is operating normally
■Off indicates the PSU is not operational
GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP Notes and Rules
Keep in mind the following notes and rules when using the GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-
CXP:
GigaVUE-TA100-CXP Notes
Transceivers For details about the supported transceiver, cable type, and connectivity
specifications, refer to “GigaVUE-OS Compatibility and Interoperability
Matrix”.
Network, Tool, or
Hybrid Ports
The QSFP28 and CXP ports on GigaVUE-TA100-CXP can be used as network,
tool, or hybrid ports.
Map Rules and Port
Filters
The GigaVUE-TA100-CXP supports 256 map rules per chassis and 20 egress
port filters per chassis.
Port Licensing There is no port licensing onGigaVUE-TA100-CXP. All 28 ports are enabled.
Clustering The GigaVUE-TA100-CXP does not support clustering.
Dual BIOS Images
The GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP has a dual Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). The
BIOS image is packaged with the software image, starting in software version 4.8.01. The
BIOS contents are stored in flash memory, allowing the BIOS to be upgraded. There are
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two flash components, a primary and a secondary.
The following CLI command displays the two flash components and indicates the BIOS
image from which the system booted using asterisks:
(config) show version
...
1st flash version: coreboot-ta100cxp-1.0.0_20170110 Tues Jan 10 08:55:30 UTC 2017 **
2nd flash version: coreboot-ta100cxp-1.0.0_20170110 Tues Jan 10 08:55:30 UTC 2017
...
If there is a component failure in the primary flash, the GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP
boots from a backup golden BIOS image in the secondary flash. An SNMP trap can be
configured to be sent when the system has booted from the secondary flash. The trap
may indicate that the primary flash component needs to be serviced. The trap is as
follows:
2ndflashboot: Secondary flash boot notification
If a BIOS upgrade is needed for enhancements in future releases, the BIOS can be
manually upgraded from the CLI using the coreboot install command.
Software Upgrade using USB Drive
If a GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP does not have network access, there is a USB port on
the front of the chassis.
A software image can be downloaded to a USB drive, the drive can be inserted into the
USB port on the GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP, and the software image can be installed
from the drive. Use the format, fat32, for the USB drive.
The following are ways to download a software image to a USB drive:
■Insert the drive into your computer or laptop and drag and drop the software image
onto the drive.
■Insert the drive into a GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP with network access and use
the image fetch CLI command with the usb parameter.
Air Flow Direction
The air flow direction is from the front of the GigaVUE-TA100-CXP chassis to the rear. The
rear-mounted fans pull air from the front to the back of the chassis. Install the chassis so
the intake air at the front of the chassis is cold.
AC and DC-Powered GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP Models
Gigamon provides both AC and DC-powered versions of the GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-
CXP.
Battery Caution
A disposable, non-rechargeable, Real Time Clock (RTC) Lithium metal coin cell battery is
in the GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP. Note the following:
■There is a risk of fire if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.
■Use only CR-2032L type Lithium metal coin cell battery and replace with the same.
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Breakout Modes
The breakout modes for GigaVUE TA Series can be either in card mode or port mode.
GigaVUE-TA10 allows card breakout mode whereas GigaVUE-TA25, GigaVUE-TA40,
GigaVUE-TA100, GigaVUE-TA100-CXP, GigaVUE-TA200 and GigaVUE-TA400 allows port
breakout mode. Refer to Configure the Card Mode – 40Gb/10Gb Support and Configure
the Port Mode for further details.
Configure the Card Mode – 40Gb/10Gb Support
GigaVUE TA Series-TA10 also enable the first four 40Gb ports (q1..q4). By default, these
ports are available for use as single, logical 40Gb ports.
Refer to Configuring the Card Mode on GigaVUE-TA10 and Breakout Panels.
Changing the card mode resets all port and packet distribution settings, therefore, set
the card mode during the initial configuration.
NOTE:The GigaVUE TA Series-TA100, GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-CXP, GigaVUE TA
Series-TA200 GigaVUE-TA25and GigaVUE-TA400 do not support the card mode,
but support the port mode. Refer to Configure the Port Mode. Then refer to
Breakout Panels.
Configuring the Card Mode on GigaVUE TA Series-TA10
The following card modes are available for the GigaVUE TA Series-TA10:
■48x (default) – Four 40Gb ports (q1..q4) and 48 10Gb ports (x1..x48)
■56x (use with patch panel or breakout cables) – Two 40Gb ports (q3..q4) and 56
10Gb ports. Port q1 is used as x49..x52 on the patch panel. Port q2 is used as x53..56
on the patch panel.
■64x (use with patch panel or breakout cables) – 64 10Gb ports (x1..x64). Port q1..q4
are connected at the patch panel as follows:
oq1 – x49..x52
oq2 – x53..x56
oq3 – x57..x60
oq4 – x61..x64
To specify card modes use the following procedure:
1. Deconfigure the card with the following command:
no card slot 1
NOTE:This removes all port and traffic settings for the system.
2. To set the new card mode for GigaVUE TA Series-TA10:
card slot 1 mode <48x | 56x | 64x>
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The settings for each available mode are summarized in Table 3: 40Gb Port
Settings by Card Mode on GigaVUE TA Series-TA10:
Card
Mode
Physical 40Gb Interface on GigaVUE TA Series-TA10
q1 q2 q3 q4
48x
(default)
40Gb (q1) 40Gb (q2) 40Gb (q3) 40Gb (q4)
56x 10Gb (x49..x52) 10Gb (x53..x56) 40Gb (q3) 40Gb (q4)
64x 10Gb (x49..x52) 10Gb (x53..x56) 10Gb (x57..x60) 10Gb (x61..x64)
Table 3: 40Gb Port Settings by Card Mode on GigaVUE TA Series-TA10
Notes on GigaVUE TA Series-TA10 Card Modes
■The default card mode is 48x.
■When a 40Gb port is used as four 10Gb ports, removing the QSFP+ will affect the
connections for all four 10Gb ports. For example, removing the QSFP from q1 results
in a loss of signal event for x49..x52.
■The q1..q4 40Gb ports include a single link LED on the GigaVUE TA Series-TA10
faceplate. When a physical 40Gb interface is used as four 10Gb ports, the 40Gb port
LED indicates the status of the first of the four 10Gb ports on the patch panel (for
example x49 in the x49..x52 group, x53 in the x53..x56 group, and so on). The other
three ports in the group do not affect the link LED for the 40Gb port on the GigaVUE
TA Series-TA10 faceplate.
Once the card mode has been configured, refer to Breakout Panels.
Configure the Port Mode
The port breakout modes are as follows:
■4x10G—Specifies the 4x10G port breakout mode. This mode applies to GigaVUE TA
Series-TA40, GigaVUE TA Series-TA100, GigaVUE TA Series-TA200 nodes
GigaVUE-TA25 and GigaVUE-TA400 to QSFP28 ports on GigaVUE TA Series-TA100-
CXP nodes. This mode provides a 4 x 10Gb breakout option for 40Gb ports.
■4x25G—Specifies the 4x25G port breakout mode. This mode applies to GigaVUE TA
Series-TA200 GigaVUE-TA25 and GigaVUE-TA400 nodes. This mode provides a 4 x
25Gb breakout option for 100Gb ports.
■4x100G—Specifies 4x100G port breakout mode. This mode applies to
GigaVUE-TA400 nodes. This mode provides a 4x100Gb breakout option for 400Gb
ports
■none—Specifies no port breakout mode. This is the default mode for GigaVUE TA
Series nodes.
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